Puerta de Alfonso VI

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Puerta de Alfonso VI is a historic medieval city gate in Toledo, Spain, notable as one of the oldest surviving entrances through the city’s ancient walls.

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Puerta de Alfonso VI canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
historic building
medieval structure
monument
architecturalStyle Mudéjar architecture
continent Europe
coordinateLocation 39.862°N 4.028°W
country Spain
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 520 metres
follows an earlier Islamic gate
hasAlternativeName Old Bisagra Gate
Puerta de Bisagra
surface form: Puerta Vieja de Bisagra
hasCulturalSignificance medieval heritage of Toledo
hasPart defensive tower
horseshoe arch
passageway
twin horseshoe arches
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
heritageStatus protected monument
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
inception 11th century
isOneOf oldest surviving gates of Toledo
locatedIn Castile-La Mancha
Province of Toledo
Spain
Toledo
locatedNear Puerta de Bisagra
Tagus River
locatedOn western side of Toledo
materialUsed brick
stone
namedAfter Alfonso VI of León and Castile NERFINISHED
openToPublic true
partOf city walls of Toledo
significantEvent associated with Christian conquest of Toledo
touristAttraction true
usedFor city access
control of traffic
defensive purposes

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Puerta de Bisagra locatedNear Puerta de Alfonso VI